Meet the Member Leaders on your DOC Bargaining Committee

As contract proposal meetings for Local 117 members who work at the Department of Corrections have come to a close, please welcome the rank-and-file members of your DOC Bargaining Committee.

They are volunteer Shop Stewards from across the state representing a comprehensive range of DOC positions. Together with union staff, they will be sitting across the table from the State over the next several months to negotiate over our 2019-2021 DOC collective bargaining agreement.

Negotiations will begin on May 1-2. All negotiations will take place at our Teamsters Union Hall in Tukwila. Here is the schedule for negotiations:

May 1-2

May 23-24

June 5-6

June 20-21

July 10-11

July 17-18

July 23-27 (Mediation, if necessary)

August 22-31 (Interest Arbitration hearing, if necessary)

Thank you to all of the members who attended the contract proposal meetings. You still have an opportunity to pass your suggestions to your union rep or a bargaining committee member if you haven't had the chance to do so. We will be posting updates as the negotiations proceed. Stay tuned!